Archive for August 2011

Please Note: Go to HOME PAGE to view provocative trailer for The House on Black Lake filmed by award winning cinematographer.

Scene from "The House on Black Lake" Trailer

 The House on Black Lake explore a woman's experience as she is lured into a seductive web of intrigue and deceit, and held a virtual prisoner on Black Lake. Although Alexandra Brighton takes the trip to the exclusive enclave of summer homes outside Montreal on her own volition, to find resolution to her obession with charismatic Ramey Sandeley, she does not initially realize there is no way out. By the time she recognizes there are sinister forces at work she is essentially kidnapped and forced to confront the dark forces at play within the shadows of the lake, and well as inside her own heart. In the end Alexandra must must make a dramatic personal transformation is she is to survive.

The subject of kidnap is a popular theme in romantic literature. Some of the most popular are as follows, in no particular order.

Perfect by Judith McNaught

Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare

Lone Rider by Lauren Bach

Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson

Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood

Silken Savage by Catherine Hart

Night Flame by Catherine Hart

Hawk O'Toole's Hostage by Sandra Brown

His Wicked Ways by Samantha James

A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught

The Touch of Fire by Linda Howard

Cheyenne Song by Georgina Gentry

Apache Caress by Georgina Gentry

Tanner's Scheme by Lora Leigh

Abduction of Julia by Karen Hawkins

A Darker Dream by Amanda Ashley

Twilight Illusions by Maggie Shayne

Knight Triumphant by Shannon Drake

Princess of Fire by Shannon Drake

Lie Down in Roses by Shannon Drake

A Masquerade in the Moonlight by Kasey Michaels

The Bride of the Beast by Teresa Medeiros

Thief of Hearts by Teresa Medeiros

The Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros

One Man's Love by Karen Ranney

The Heart of Winter (Anthology) with Maggie Shayne

The Nymph Kingby Gena Showalter

Heart of the Dragon by Gena Showalter

Captain's Price by Lyla Sinclair

Night of the Phantom by Anne Stuart

Gallant Waif by Anne Gracie

Night Fire by Catherine Coulter

Uncommon Vows by Mary Jo Putney

The Hawk by Monica McCarty

The Quest by Juliana Garnett

The Pirate Prince, Ascention Trilogy, by Galen Foley

The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne

Lover Unbound, Black Brotherhood Trilogy, Number 5, J.R. Ward

The Pirate Lord Lord Trilogy 1, by Sabrina Jeffries

Ruthless, The House of Rohan, by Anne Stuart

The Scotsman by Juliana Garnett

Savage Heat by Nan Ryan

Night Raven by Elaine Barbieri

Untamed Captiveby Elaine Barbieri

This Fierce Loving by Judith French

Panther's Prey by Doreen Owens

Captive by Colleen Faulkner

Destiny's Warrior by Kit Dee

Lakota Love Song by Madeline Baker

The Falcon and the Dove by Bonnie Vanak
Northman's Passion by Kate Hill
Whirlpool of Passion by Emma Darcy

In the Warrior's Bed by Mary Wine

Alexandra is kidnapped to island by Andre Labat

Please Note: The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view provocative trailer filmed by award winning cinematographer.

Scene From "The House on Black Lake" Trailer

The story of The House on Black Lake teems with jealousy and obsession.  World-weary Alexandra Brighton travels with son Samuel to visit the man who has haunted her heart for years. She seeks resolution to an obsession that has brought her former life to ruin. But the fire is only stoked by charismatic Ramey Sandeley. Ramey is a man who has never heard the word "no" and expects life to give him everything he desires. But he has never tasted the drug of love or any desire beyond the physical. The feelings awakened in him by Alexandra are twisted to jealous rage when he learns she has given herself to seductive young French artist Andre Labat.  When she returns to the house he confronts her and threatens to administer a whipping for her discretion. This is only the beginning of a battle of wills that will lead the couple to the edge of destruction and threaten the safety of those caught in their orbit.

Yet, they are not the only ones driven by obsessive feelings. The lake's inhabitants are caught in tormented web of frustrated desire and and the drive to create unity at any cost.

Christian Grey, of Fifty Shades of Grey is the latest in a long line of dark lovers.  Crazy in love, jealous, obsessive, possessive males make intense romance heroes.  The top alpha picks (taken from personal surveys and popular romance forums) can be found in the following novels, in no particular order.

1. A Rose to the Fallen by April Bostic

2. The Smoke Thief  by Shana Abe

3. Queen of Dragons by Shana Abe

4. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

5. Dark Desire from the Carpathian's Series by Christine Feehan

6.  Halfway to the Grave Night Huntress Series, Book One by Jeaniene Frost

7. The Game Series Complete Collection by Christine Feehan

8.  Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh

9. Dangerous Games Tempting Seals Serices by Lora Leigh

10. Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh

11. Darkyn Series by Lynn Viehn

12. KGI Serices by Maya Banks

13. Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice

14. Bitten, Women of the Otherworld, Book 1 by Kelley Armstrong

15. Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

16, Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

17.  A Hunger Like No Other  by Kresly Cole

18. Forever Mine The Moreno Brothers 1 by Elizabeth Reyes

18. Always Been Mine The Moreno Brothers 11 by Elizabeth Reyes

19. Under the Cowboy's Control by Lynda Chance

20. Blackmailed into Bed by Lynda Chance

21. The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie by Jennifer Ashley

22. Tempt the Devil by Anna Campbell

23. Playing Easy To Get Immortals After Dark 1 by Kresly cole

24. Pleasure of a Dark Prince Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole

25. Clockwork Angel The Infernal Devices, book 1 by Cassandra Clare

26. One Bite With A Stranger The Others Book 6, by Christine Warren

27. Submissive Desires by Carolyn Faukner -  SD chronicles a woman's journey of complete submission under control of dominant ex navy seal. The book is erotic and too extreme for most, but well written  for those who enjoy or desire insights into world of BDSM.

I was recently interviewed about obsessive, possessive love.  Here are my thoughts.